Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Apple iPhone XR vs Apple iPhone SE 2020

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced February 2018 September 2018 2020, April 15
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - October 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April 24
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 42,500 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral Space Gray, Red, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in )
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and e-SIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2296
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted)
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
face detection
Notification LED Yes - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) iOS 12 iOS 13.4
User Interface Samsung Experience - -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), Apple A13 Bionic
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 4 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64/128/256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating HD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Ion-strengthened Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Haptic Touch
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.1 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 79.83% 65.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP 12 MP
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF, HDR 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080@60fps [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm
1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps
HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 128 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Qi wireless charging
Capacity 3000 mAh - 1821 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 25 h (3G) -